Deuteronomy 11:27

A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:1-14 elaborates the specific blessings for obedience that Deuteronomy 11:27 introduces — prosperity, victory, and favor.

Deuteronomy 28:45 spells out the curse for disobedience—the direct opposite of the blessing promised here for obedience.

Leviticus 26:3-13 parallels the blessing promise — rain, produce, peace — confirming the same covenant principle of obedience leading to blessing.

Isaiah 1:19 Parallel

Isaiah 1:19 reiterates the conditional promise of blessing — if willing and obedient, they will enjoy the land's bounty, same as Deuteronomy 11:27.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

Luke 11:28 declares blessed those who hear and keep God's word — a direct NT restatement of the blessing for obedience in Deuteronomy 11:27.

John 13:17 Parallel

John 13:17 echoes the same conditional blessing: knowing is not enough—doing brings blessing, just as Deuteronomy ties blessing to obedience.

In John 14:21-23, Jesus links keeping commandments to divine indwelling—a deeper blessing echoing Deuteronomy's obedience-blessing connection.

James 1:25 Parallel

James 1:25 directly states that the doer of the law is blessed in his doing—mirroring Deuteronomy's conditional blessing on obedience.

Revelation 22:14 pronounces blessing on those who keep God's commands (wash robes)—consistent with Deuteronomy's blessing for obedience.

Exodus 19:5 Parallel

Exodus 19:5 establishes the same covenant principle: obedience leads to being God's treasured possession—the foundation of Deuteronomy 11:27's blessing.

Jeremiah 7:23 reiterates the covenant condition: obey and God will be your God, echoing the blessing-obedience link in Deuteronomy.

Jeremiah 11:4 repeats the covenant call to obedience resulting in the covenant relationship—same conditional promise as Deuteronomy.

Psalm 19:11 Allusion

Psalm 19:11 echoes the Deuteronomic principle that obeying God's commands brings great reward, reinforcing the blessing of obedience.

Isaiah 3:10 Parallel

Isaiah 3:10 promises well-being to the righteous — a specific application of the blessing for obedience in Deuteronomy 11:27.